San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-19

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he raised himself on one arm and
smiled.
Il shall be myself directly, dearest!"
he said. Il was but stunned, for the
savage stabs threw me backwards"
"Gran Dio! stabbed-but there is no
blood" came from both women to-
| gether as the young man rose.
NO" he laughed, "the reckless fell
low" and he drew from his breast
pocket small thick notebook, ivory
backed with solid silver and silver
clasped.
"See, the dagger's point" he cohtin-
ued, has actually deeply dented in the
metal, and saved my life from Geraldi's
hired assassin. Come, | am quite re-
covered now, and there is danger in
lingering"
He wrapped her mantle close about
the Venetian, put her hand on his arm,
and moved forward, followed by the
nurse.
My boat is not far off," he said in a
low voice. rs he quickened their pace.
The church was left behind, the mar
row street traversed without meeting
| SO much as stray dog, for all was soil
| tude and silence at that hour But how
that little hand chung to the strong arm;
how the young heart beat as they
reached the bank, and he paused.
Jack" he said softly.
AYE! Aye! my lord"
There was the Sea Queens" dainty
gig lying just below at the stairs. The
bowman leaped out. holding the boat
by the painter till st. Maur and his
companion had embarked, all maip-
tanning perfect silence. The young
lobleman took the tilIcr ropes, and the
Bowman stepped i'll, giving tremen-
dOus push that sent the pretty craft out
almost into mid-stream, or rather mid
canal.
Give way, my lads! but silence for
your lives" said Guy.
AS the boat, bounding like living
beauty over the waters beneath the
powerful strokes of three strongrowers,
swept out into the open sea, the Nene-
| tian turned and looked back at the city
| of her birth,-the native city she was
leaving for strange land and people,
| for the sake of this one man at her side.
| Oh! but that man was the one she loved,
and who loved her truly. Their eyes
met for a moment, and read each 9th
er's heart.
Yes, for ever and for ever" he said
very low, and tenderly answering her
as if she had actually spoken.
The yacht lay but a little way out, as
her headlight showed, and st. Maur
steered straight for her. He had order
ed steam to be got up (she was crew.
boat as well as sailer), and everything
| to be in readiness for weighing anchor
by one o'clock, and all was quite ready
now, and the chief mate and Frank
were eagerly watching the boats ad-
vance from the gangway.
"The shippers got the young lady,
sir" said the mate, looking through his
night glass ISt Maur was his own cap
tain, having qualified himself). 81 see
| two female figures. It's just like him,
by Jove." he added, laughing heartily;
hes a perfect daredevil, Mr.. Trevan-
ian; he's true sailor, bless him!"
Now the boat with her precious
freight drew near, and was deity run
alongside the gangway, and her five
passengers quickly landed on board by
| the owner of the vessel.
Welcome, athOusand times" he said,
as they stepped on deck, and Frank
cordially repeated the words, then st.
Maur presented the chief mate and
chief engineer to "the SignOrina Casa
nina, who, i'll few hours, will be my
wife," and turned to escort her and her
attendant below to the lady's saloon.
"Trip her under at once. Osborne, =" he
said, "and carry on top ropes; mind, we
can almost reach Naples before our
flight is discovered"
by lingo, my lord, she shall show
them her heels then"
But i'll that moment LeOnOra sudden
ly grasped her lovers arm with a shud-
der and stiled cry of wild terror
"GuidO-loOk back-that fearful man
is upon u.s."
st. Maur turned sharply, they had
| heard no plash of oars i'll the water,
seen no boat in their wake, yet there,
close alongside, little boat, black from
stem to stem, lay, and the terrible mys-
FERROUS stranger, Venice had known
only as Geraldi-his eyes cleaning as
with an inward fire, the more visible
from the deathly pallOr of his dark face
was springing up the ladder by which
they had so recently assembled.
"Ah, Englishman" he cried, aloud,
you would dare rob me of my bride
body and sOul-but she is doomed, and
| those"
His foot was planted firmly on the
deck, when st. Maur, with one step for
ward, seized the uplifted arm with a
grasp to which he seemed given tenfOld
strength.
"Whether man, or spirit or emissary
from the realms of darkness" he said,
between his set teeth, "in the name of
all that is holy above, go, return for
ever whence thou came"
There was such cry as might have
surely come from condemned spirit,
and in that moment, whether hurled
| back by st. MauT, or whether he stag
gered, the dark form of the strange as
sailant was seen to cleave the blue wa
tiers as it fell, and disappeared beneath
| the ocean.
The men looked at each other with
strange awed faces, the girl, shuddering,
hid hers on her lovers bosom.
Late in the morning the beautiful